African American CEO's of Fortune 500 Companies

The "Fortune 500"  is a list of the 500 largest companies in the United States. Only eight black executives have ever made it to the Chairman or CEO position of a "Fortune 500" listed company. Of these eight executives, only five remained as of 2009. On July 1, 2009, Ursula Burns became the first black woman to head a Fortune 500 company.


Current African American CEO's of Fortune 500 Companies

Born: April 11, 1956, Vicksburg, MS.

Company: Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Position: Chief Executive Officer and President

Industry: Food Services

Country: United States

Born: June 2, 1951, New York, New York.

Company: American Express

Position: Chairman and CEO

Industry: Financial Services

Country: United States

Company: Aetna Inc.

Position: Chairman and CEO

Industry: Health Care

Country: United States

Born: New York, New York, September 20, 1958

Company: Xerox Corporation

Position: CEO, Director

Industry: Computer Hardware

Country: United States

Former African American CEO's of Fortune 500 Companies

Born: May 28, 1954, Houston, TX.

Company: Potbelly Sandwich Works

Position: Chief Executive Officer and President

Industry: Food Services

Country: United States

Born: January 14, 1949, Seattle, Washington

Company: Revolution LLC

Position: Director

Industry: Financial Services

Country: United States

Born: April 4, 1948, Brooklyn, NY

Company: Citigroup Inc.

Position: Chairman

Industry: Financial Services

Country: United States

Born: Oct. 7, 1951, Roanoke, Ala.

Company: Merrill Lynch & Co.

Position: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

Industry: Financial Services

Country: United States

 

Possible Future Black CEO's of Fortune 500 Companies

Born: 1963, Chicago, IL.

Company: McDonald's USA

Position: President

Industry: Food

Country: United States

Born: April 24, 1949, in Fort Dix, New Jersey

Company: Symantec Corporation

Position: Chairman

Industry: Technology

Country: United States